Integrity Is an Internal Boundary
Years ago, when I first got into recovery, I became fascinated with the word integrity. So I looked it up. I was surprised to see that the dictionary had two different definitions.
The first is the one most people think of. Integrity means being honest, having strong moral principles, and doing what you say you’re going to do. The second definition is the state of being whole and undivided. Engineers talk about the structural integrity of a bridge. If there are cracks in the structure, the bridge can collapse.
That second definition felt somewhat familiar, but I couldn’t quite put my finer on it. I eventually realized it was familiar because my internal experience before recovery felt exactly like that: fragmented, not whole. And thus it became the name of my podcast.
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